Umejesi Surname

751,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Umejesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Umejesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3731:474,91423,911
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Umejesi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Umejesi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Umejesi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Umejesi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 751,291st most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 19,077,345 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Umejesi are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 373 people, or 1 in 474,914. In Nigeria Umejesi is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 23 percent live, Abia, where 14 percent live and Lagos, where 12 percent live. Besides Nigeria Umejesi exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Umejiesi933/
Umegesi8630/
Umejese865/
Umeesie861/
Umeasi774/
Umuesi771/
Umaesih7119/
Gumeasi7111/
Umueshi712/
Umujese711/
Humuesi711/
Umuesie711/
Umeudji711/
Umehashi6777/
Humaesih6720/
Gumaesih6713/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Umejesi
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